Tamil Nadu civic polls: DMK names candidates, BJP to go solo
India Today
The ruling DMK released two lists of candidates for the urban civic polls on February 19, while the BJP said it would face the elections on its own.
The ruling DMK on Monday released two lists of candidates for the urban civic polls on February 19 and the main opposition AIADMK continued to announce nominees for the second successive day while the BJP said it would face the elections on its own.
The two lists named candidates for the districts of Villupuram, Thanjavur, Thoothukudi, Kanchipuram, Vellore and Tirunelveli. The DMK nominees for the other districts would be announced later.
Indicating friction in seat-sharing with the DMK, Congress MP Jothimani left the local office of the party in Karur District in a huff.
The AIADMK, which released its first list on January 30, came up with two more lists today. The main Opposition party announced nominees for the districts of Salem, Tiruchirappalli, Tiruvannamalai, Madurai, Virudhunagar and Thoothukudi.
Also, it named candidates for Theni, Kancheepuram, Chengelpet, Tiruvallur, Cuddalore, Vellore, Krishnagiri, Erode, Thanjavur, Mayiladuthurai, Dindigul, Kanyakumari, Nilgiris, Tenkasi and Ariyalur.
The BJP said it would fight the polls on its own and that its alliance with the AIADMK remained intact.
State BJP president K Annamalai said the AIADMK leadership came forward to allot 10 per cent of seats.
